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Adam West believed that playing Batman on television would help his film career in the future
There was life after Batman, and West knew it.
Some actors find it difficult to make the transition from television to film, but it seems that for Batman, anything is possible.
Before Adam West played the caped crusader in the hit 1960s series, some viewers may have already been accustomed to his face after seeing him in feature films like Tammy and the Doctor or Robinson Crusoe on Mars. However, when he joined the cast of a television series, West didn't harbor any regrets.
"I feel that I can always go back to making movies after Batman, as after all I am an established actor and have been in leading roles for several years now," said West during an interview with the Liverpool Echo. "Batman as an identity will not harm me, I am sure."
You see, Batman was more than a role to West. "I am fully aware we are bringing to life an image that is really almost- one could say an American legend, part of the mythology of America - for the young," said West.
West felt that playing Batman on television could only help his career as a film actor. It made him visible to fans - and producers- who might have overlooked him before.
"Before, I was limited to playing leads in low-budget movies," said West during an interview with the Associated Press. "The series has given me the exposure - God knows - so that perhaps I would now be considered for important pictures, which is what I'm after. Unless the thinking of the major producers has become senile, they can perceive that I'm not Batman."
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